Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-23
District Government Affairs.



The contract for building the l3ts street school
building was to-day awarded MeSsrs. Halladay g
Wilson. Their bid was s22,l76.
The conditions under which the contract was
awarded for the construction OF the new school
building on l3k street southwest are unusually
stringent. The foundation must he prepared an1
ready for placing fioor josts within thirty days
from the date of the award. and the building Itself
must be completed 10y september lst next. or the
I. pntractor Will suffer penalty VI 80 ior each
az ditional day.
r EFERREp TO THE ATTORNEY foR TIE DISTRICT.
r ne assessor of the District recently requested
fine commissioners 10 tnrorm him II. IN the abs,nco
OF "A IN certificates for Dement'S assessed againse
lots n land condemned and taken Tor alleys, such
sneoIa assessment bears Interest.
pCo,n, missioner Webb stated to-day TO STAR re-
porter he is OF The opinion that interest can
not be GA larged. and that he viii refer Mr. koome
inquiry o the aiorHes lor the ps.fice iof NC
clSlon.
The saIal = OF Assistant Engineer David McCornD,
in charge o. the new sewer department, VIII bs
s, 400 per nnuIn, an Increase OF $500 over his
present salaiy.
STANDARD TINE.
The Baltfmo ne and Ohio railroad company have
asked the permission OF the Commissioners Tor
them to place line OF telegraph poles from 17tn
and h st reefs 10 the AqueducI bridge, West WASH
invton in order 10 obtain the standard time uosa
the Observatory Tor running their trains
THE FIRE-ESCAPE COMMISSION
aro NOT vet prepared TO commence their lab0rs. as
Ruilding Inspector Entwise has such an amount
OF current work on hand that he cannot spare the
time necessary.
The District commissioners have written 20
John w Shirley and james Fraser who petitioned
against the erection OF brick stable for the use or
tt officers OF the House OF Representatives on the
east side of Sd street, between Maryla avenue
| and street southwest, that II the petitioners
wish TO get injunction against the United
states government they must 20 Into the courts
| themselves.
| THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO.
| have asked the commissioners Tor permission 70
conduct OH along the following streets: COM
mencing at the canal and virginia avenue and
running west TO street southwest: thence west
| west: thence west 10 Virginia avenue 10 the gas
works. Also, TO dig pit on square 1o25 for tbs
holder.
| VITAL STATISTICS.
| The report OF Health Officer syownshend OF tho
| operacaons OF the health department during tho
| past week Is as follows: Number OF deaths, 40:
/ white Al; colored, %. Death rate per Loo per
apnurn--wniue, 1877; col0red 2lS5; total popu-
Iatiop L. as; 23 were under years OF age ana IL
| over 90 years; OF the deaths occurred In ho.-
| pitals and public Institutions. The deaths "
Glasses were as follows: Zymotic, 9; constitutional
p: local 23; developmental, 3; violence ,. Ine
teves Of @aarS evef
| i: pneumonia, O.; bronchitis, 8: pieunsy,
whoorrng cough Births 10 rePT,T1 iPs,nrs1 malesl Ia
colored females. Marriages rpor'eo' ." "s
colored ,,.,,,.,-s
h.vo hoan xsued by inspector Entwfsle as foaows:
Rar;nald Pc .dall, TO erect brick oince pundi1s,
y5O.oOO Stheass corner Class as re- erect two
~ aaA.D a 3, Wheeler, to erect brick stable,
g. 700 in aey rear Of lsth between w er ana SscE
su, o. e.o, -, rea, OF 419 New York avenue north-
s.s ss, = r. GsWard 10 build brick addition TO l2la
PotoL vac asIe S1,ees 81 no ueet northwest; $3.50
&c yfIASEops.
the ,sfstrict Com, rissloners have ordered that
g. ane w tn SoanA 3S3, connecting virginia
one an IA - ., sluare veen 9Th and 10th streets
southwest. pe paved undei sed against the sbut.
ting property. :, noor ocrcspte6
.lanitor OF the smallpox hospitA ~
neT Tse Sas6and Daniel B the
ent system OF Closet dra,nsss ., 20 fepa oott ecnoo
building with that OF The dry closet. >stia ana
p11L,,. -: a: Ssmoio PRESIDENT OF the Anac init d
issued by the Commissioners for the nun, Az
E.sinS .. sulnouss on the north side OF Nicholis